Of Continuing Interest

Medtronic Diabetes is running a contest, seeking 2-3 minute videos portraying Lenny the Lion teaching children about diabetes or about overcoming everyday challenges associated with diabetes by using insulin pump therapy. Entries must be submitted by March 31, 2010 (the web site says March 1).

This week's Humorous Tidbit is:
On top of the cookies in the cookie jar is a paper with 6c. (6 Carbohydrates) each written on it. Upon returning from getting a cookie, my non-diabetic nephew says, "I don't have 6 cents to pay for each one of these cookies." My 5 year old diabetic son said, "It's carbs, not cents!"

You know you're the parent of a child with diabetes when you find your five-year-old daughter testing the finger of her baby doll and saying, "Uh-Oh, what did you eat?" See more parent humor.

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina are looking for teenage drivers with type 1 diabetes between the ages of 16-19 and their parents to participate in an online study about how diabetes affects driving in teens. The survey is anonymous, which means that no one will know your answers but YOU. For more information and to complete the survey, please choose the appropriate survey:

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Last Updated: Thursday January 22, 2015 14:27:37
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